Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Nantes (442)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 517 577 543 481 580 926
Working age adult in % 73,4 75,1 77,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 65,5 65,9 69,7
 Unemployed workers in % 7,9 9,2 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 26,6 24,9 22,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,8 12,9 12,1
 Retirees in % 8,0 6,1 4,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,8 5,9 5,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 580 926 448 662 77,2 404 956 69,7
 15 to 24 years old 126 059 53 383 42,3 43 792 34,7
 25 to 54 years old 359 086 335 029 93,3 305 302 85,0
 55 to 64 years old 95 781 60 250 62,9 55 862 58,3
Male 288 973 229 127 79,3 207 342 71,8
 15 to 24 years old 63 309 29 029 45,9 23 980 37,9
 25 to 54 years old 179 919 170 777 94,9 156 218 86,8
 55 to 64 years old 45 746 29 321 64,1 27 144 59,3
Female 291 953 219 535 75,2 197 614 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 62 751 24 354 38,8 19 812 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 179 168 164 252 91,7 149 083 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 50 035 30 929 61,8 28 718 57,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,7
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 4,7
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 5,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 380 142 339 264 407 888 357 808 449 406 407 671
including farmer operators 2 661 2 582 2 400 2 321 1 896 1 856
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 17 853 16 551 21 170 19 891 23 654 22 738
including managers and higher intellectual professions 72 484 69 449 87 190 83 047 117 011 112 590
including intermediate professions 107 337 98 060 115 680 104 255 125 601 116 564
including employees 101 641 89 350 103 784 89 184 103 940 91 358
including workers 75 149 63 272 72 386 59 110 72 676 62 564
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 40 900 50 005 43 706
Unemployment rate in % 10,8 12,2 9,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,1 24,9 18,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 10,9 8,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,6 9,1 7,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 24,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 379 529 402 761 457 487
Working age adult living in the area 340 794 360 817 408 357
Occupational concentration by industry 111,4 111,6 112,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,7 60,9 62,1
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 379 529 100,0 402 761 100,0 457 487 100,0
Employee 342 136 90,1 360 255 89,4 406 064 88,8
 including women 170 384 44,9 179 629 44,6 200 041 43,7
 including part time jobs 71 274 18,8 71 102 17,7 70 619 15,4
Non-employee 37 393 9,9 42 505 10,6 51 422 11,2
 including women 13 047 3,4 15 926 4,0 20 713 4,5
 including part time jobs 5 296 1,4 6 525 1,6 8 500 1,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 459 946 100,0
Farmer operators 1 999 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 24 845 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 120 492 26,2
Intermediate professions 133 028 28,9
Employees 104 738 22,8
Workers 74 845 16,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 0,7 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,4 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,6 21,7 26,2
Intermediate professions 29,0 29,3 28,9
Employees 26,6 25,5 22,8
Workers 19,4 17,5 16,3
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 378 423 100,0 402 049 100,0 459 946 100,0 48,0 89,6
Agriculture 6 300 1,7 5 790 1,4 5 726 1,2 34,5 63,7
Industry 41 341 10,9 39 670 9,9 45 246 9,8 31,5 93,9
Construction 24 882 6,6 24 486 6,1 29 066 6,3 15,5 81,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 194 461 51,4 215 906 53,7 255 415 55,5 44,2 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 111 440 29,4 116 197 28,9 124 494 27,1 70,2 92,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 42,9 19,9
Industry 31,3 34,1
Construction 17,9 5,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 38,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,7 64,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.